i think i understand daily practice, but sitting meditation in the vipassana tradition usually uses such methods as mindfulness of breathing and what-not, right? but in vipassana we do not want too enter jhana. is this correct? if this is correct, what do we do? just keep mindful of whatever arises? are there stages?

is there any where in the pali canon that this method is taught?

The time would not pass. Somebody was playing with the clocks, and not only the electronic clocks but the wind-up kind too. The second hand on my watch would twitch once, and a year would pass, and then it would twitch again.There was nothing I could do about it. As an Earthling I had to believe whatever clocks said -and calendars.”― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

"Then there is the case where a monk has developed tranquillity preceded by insight. As he develops tranquillity preceded by insight, the path is born. He follows that path, develops it, pursues it. As he follows the path, developing it & pursuing it — his fetters are abandoned, his obsessions destroyed.

"Then there is the case where a monk has developed tranquillity preceded by insight. As he develops tranquillity preceded by insight, the path is born. He follows that path, develops it, pursues it. As he follows the path, developing it & pursuing it — his fetters are abandoned, his obsessions destroyed.

thank you sir! i have read that quote from the pali canon, it's ananda talking right? great stuff! very freeing in that it can develop in a variety of ways.

The time would not pass. Somebody was playing with the clocks, and not only the electronic clocks but the wind-up kind too. The second hand on my watch would twitch once, and a year would pass, and then it would twitch again.There was nothing I could do about it. As an Earthling I had to believe whatever clocks said -and calendars.”― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

As marc says, "vipassana" approaches in fact involve both concentration and insight. Perhaps the best way to understand what they are about is to read or listen to teachers such as the talk he linked to, or some of the resources on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=341#p6695